--- title: "Boat launch on Stuart Lake in Paarens Beach Park | PG Pulse" description: "Boat launch on Stuart Lake: boat launch on Stuart Lake, in Paarens Beach Park, 2 h 28 min from downtown Prince George. Boating." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:57:23.240Z --- # Boat launch on Stuart Lake Boat launch on Stuart Lake, in Paarens Beach Park, 2 h 28 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.42219,-124.37608) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake/#map) ## What’s there ### Activities - [Boating](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=boating) As published by OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches. ## Map [Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=boat-launches-region) Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. ## Nearby - [Paarens Beach Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/paarens-beach-park/) Provincial park 0.5 km - [Lind Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lind-lake/) Lake 4.7 km - [Sowchea Bay Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sowchea-bay-park/) Provincial park 4.8 km - [Boat launch on Stuart Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-stuart-lake-3i7eiv7/) Boat launch 7.3 km - [Mount Rosetti](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-rosetti/) Summit 7.7 km - [Mount Pope Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-pope-park/) Provincial park 8.1 km - [Mount Pope](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-pope/) Summit 9.5 km - [Nanna Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nanna-lake/) Lake 9.7 km - **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 28 min, 165 km by road - **Straight-line distance**: 120 km from downtown - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.42219, -124.37608 ## Links - [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/538674247) - [BC freshwater fishing regulations](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/fishing/fishing-regulations) [Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/) Source: [OpenStreetMap contributors: boat launches, swimming areas and beaches](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/538674247). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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